Standard 5

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What is a Decomposer?

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Organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What are Density-independent factors?

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Environmental factors that affect population size regardless of the population's density, such as natural disasters or human activities.

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What are Density-dependent factors?

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Factors that affect population size in relation to the population's density, such as competition, predation, and disease.

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What is carrying capacity?

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The maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can sustainably support.

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What is a System in biology?

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A group of organs that work together to perform complex functions in an organism.

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What is a Consumer?

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Organisms that obtain energy by consuming other organisms, including herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.

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What is a Producer?

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Organisms that produce their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, primarily plants.

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What is an Organ?

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A structure composed of different tissues that work together to perform a specific function in an organism.

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What is an Organism?

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Any individual living entity that can react to stimuli, reproduce, grow, and maintain homeostasis.

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What is an example of a Density-independent factor?

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Natural disasters like floods, droughts, or human activities like deforestation.